SADC-GMI’s core mandate is to promote sustainable groundwater management and provide solutions to groundwater challenges across the SADC region for improved livelihoods and socio-economic development.
Optimizing Sustainable Groundwater Management Calls for a System Thinking Approach Systems thinking provides an opportunity to understand how groundwater systems function and react to anthropogenic influences, thereby enhancing its contribution to water security, according to the authors. Credit: Bigstock. HANNESBURG, Nov 8 2021 (IPS) – “The Systems thinking approach could innovatively contribute to a water-secure Southern…
10 November 2021 | SADC-GMICapacity development for communities, local structures/institutions key for sustainable water resources management and developmentSustainable management of groundwater is firmly anchored on societal values and managing conflicting stakeholder interests. Sustainable management of groundwater is firmly anchored on societal values and managing conflicting stakeholder interests. Therefore, the local capacity of institutions to respond…
10 November 2021 | SADC-GMIDeriving benefits from the groundwater system: Innovative groundwater infrastructure interventionsGroundwater forms an important life sustaining resource which most rural communities, about 70% of the population in the SADC region depend on. Groundwater is extremely important in Africa. It is estimated that more than 75 percent of the African population uses groundwater…
10 November 2021 | SADC-GMI4th SADC Groundwater ConferenceWelcome Note by James SaurambaENGLISHFRENCHPORTUGUESEENGLISHWELCOME NOTE SADC-GMI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (JAMES SAURAMBA) SADC Groundwater Conferences were debuted in 2018 and since then, this premier groundwater event in the SADC region has grown from strength to strength. The past three conferences have demonstrated great impetus in aiding the SADC region…
SADC Learning Valuable Lessons on Sustainable Groundwater Management by Novus Group – Press Bulletin in SRK The growing rate of groundwater extraction in southern Africa is unsustainable, and the region needs to learn quickly from the valuable research and practical interventions currently underway. Among the important agencies active in this field is the Southern African Development Community…
21 March 2022 | SADC-GMIThird edition of hydrogeological map of Namibia and handbook launched in WindhoekA map and handbook aimed at monitoring the occurrence, availability, quality, utilisation and vulnerability of groundwater in Namibia. A map and handbook aimed at monitoring the occurrence, availability, quality, utilisation and vulnerability of groundwater in Namibia were launched in Windhoek…
Third edition of hydrogeological map of Namibia and handbook launched in Windhoek A map and handbook aimed at monitoring the occurrence, availability, quality, utilisation and vulnerability of groundwater in Namibia were launched in Windhoek on Friday. The third edition of the Hydro-Geological Map of Namibia and handbook revealed that the country has about 300 million…
